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Kiva

International non-profit expanding financial access

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201-500 employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Lending
  • Charity
  • Social Impact
Mid-Market, San Francisco, CA

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Company mission

To expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.

Our take

Over 1.7 billion people around the world are unbanked and can’t access the financial services they need. This means they are missing out on some of the key ingredients of business success.

Kiva wants to fix this. In a nutshell, it offers crowdfunded loans that unlock capital for underserved communities. This not only enhances the quality and affordability of financial services but also tackles the underlying obstacles to financial inclusion. Kiva's approach revolves around providing loans rather than donations, bringing sustainable transformation to deserving communities where previous charity-based efforts provided only temporary relief.

Kiva's achievements are remarkable: to date, it has facilitated nearly $2 billion in loans, benefiting over 4.3 million borrowers. With rapid advancements in communication and transportation fueling global interconnectedness, Kiva is poised for further growth. This global shift presents new opportunities worldwide, positioning Kva to expand its positive impact.

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Benefits

  • Retire (eventually): Every year, we’ll give you $2,500 toward your 401(k)
  • Stay healthy: We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance. Several offerings provide 100% coverage of premiums for you, plus 80-90% coverage of premiums for your dependents
  • Take time off: Life happens. So do vacations. Take time off for both. All salaried employees get unlimited PTO.
  • Build community: We love working together so much, we’re listing it as a benefit. Because it is. There’s always time to connect with coworkers. Whether it’s an All Hands meeting, a Brown Bag session, or our Lunch Club, we’re always building a more diverse and inclusive community
  • Grow your career, grow your mind: Boredom isn’t an option. All full-time employees get a $750 stipend for continuing education, conferences, and classes
  • Take parental leave: Kids are a lot of work. We give all new parents (biological, adoptive, and foster) 10 weeks of paid time away, plus fully paid pregnancy disability leave for birth moms

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jul 2020

$2.5m

GRANT

Dec 2013

$3m

GRANT

Total funding: $11.8m

Leadership

Vishal Ghotge

(CEO, not founder)

Prior to joining Kiva, they served as the CPO at Payscale and as the VP of Product at Groupon.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Kiva

  • Kiva is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we strive for our employees to reflect the diversity of our global borrowers. We focus on reducing bias in all of our people practices and policies including hiring, global pay equity, development and resources.

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Sales & Account Management